Once police investigated, they discovered that the suspicious device was, in fact, a Christmas bauble.
When police in Tower Hamlets in London were called out to investigate a 'possible explosive device,' they weren't expecting this find!
Taking to Twitter, Tower Hamlets police said they were called to Wapping to take a look at a suspicious device that had washed up on the shore.
Once police investigated, they discovered that the suspicious device was, in fact, a large Christmas bauble.
Hackney Police weighed in with a pun, calling it a 'Wapping great bauble', adding that their training had taught their teams to "expect the unexpected."